`History Literature Review Assessment (SR, PR)General Information and Instructions:
The purpose of this assignment is to use different historical methods to explore people and events in history through a lens of personal and social responsibility. Studying history gives the learners an opportunity to consider the importance of the decisions made, the effects those decisions or events had and ultimately the final impacts those people or events had upon history itself as well as how we study and understand history today. Every personal lends a unique perspective to the history that they are studying, and this assignment allows the learners to demonstrate their understanding of how their person or event impacted the world and how they themselves have been impacted by the study of history as civically engaged individuals.
Your research project should start with your developing a historical question, that you then research, and then attempt to answer using both primary and secondary sources to support your research.
How to proceed:
Select one of the Literature Review (LR) topics below in the Review Options section. There are a total of eight (8) possible research options, please read each one to decide which you feel you would like to pursue.
Consider why that topic is the most interesting option to you. Pick something you will enjoy reading about!
The examples under each LR option are by no means the only topics that you can write about, they are merely provided to help you think about how you might approach this topic. You can totally select your own topic, but please talk to me first so I can help get you on the right research path!
Begin researching primary and secondary sources to gather information that support your discussion of your historical question.
Review the LR requirements for both the research portion and the writing portion of your assignment.
Review the grading rubric to ensure that you have met all of the LR requirements before making your submission.
Research Requirements:
You will need at least Four (4) Academic Scholarly Journal resources. These can be accessed through Dallas College Learning Resources.
Writing Requirements:
Your Literature Review should be a minimum of 1000 words. This word count does not include any cover sheet wording, your footnotes/endnotes, or your works cited/bibliography page.
Your LR must be formatted using 1” margins for all margins (top, bottom, left and right).
Your LR should be typed using 12pt. Times New Roman font.
Your LR needs to be double-spaced.
Please do not include any headers (your name, course, date, paper title) on any written pages of your LR.Your LR should be accompanied by a cover sheet that states your paper title, your name, your course, and date.All your sources should be cited using the Chicago/Turabian method. MLA will not be accepted!You must cite your sources using either footnotes or endnotes formatted in the Chicago/Turabian citation method. Please select either footnotes or endnotes based upon personal preference, just remember to be consistent throughout your essay with your citation method. Parenthetical reference is not permitted.
You must include a Works Cited/Bibliography page at the end of the document. Be sure you are documenting all sources used for your research paper, including your image source in this section. There should be agreement between the sources you document in this section and the sources you cite in your footnotes/endnoGrading Rubric:
Sources (Types and Recommendations):
Primary Sources: Written materials, images, and artifacts that produced and are contemporary to the time period of your subject matter. (examples: a cave drawing produced by an indigenous person, a speech given by an individual, a painting of a street scene).
Secondary Sources: Generally, written materials, images, and artifacts that are produced by individuals after the time period of your research. Most secondary sources are based upon primary sources.
Internet Sources to avoid:
History.com
Wikipedia.com
Khanacademy.com
Britannia.com
What is Social Responsibility?
Intercultural Competence – includes knowledge of one’s own culture and how it has shaped one’s world view, knowledge of significant characteristics of other cultures, the ability to compare and contrast different cultures and the ability to adjust one’s actions to successfully interact with someone from another culture. Culture includes history, values, politics, economics, communication styles, beliefs and practices.
Knowledge of Civic Responsibility and Engagement with Communities – includes active participation in the public life of a local, regional, national, and/or global community in an informed, committed, and constructive manner, with a focus on the common good. What is Personal Responsibility?
Understanding Ethical Choices – The student is able to thoroughly discuss at least two sides of an ethical choice to be made.
Decision-Making – The student is able to state a position on the issue with more detailed explanation and/or reasons for the position and addresses objections to their position.
Consequences – The student is able to identify consequences and demonstrates a sophisticated understanding of the scope, complexity and/or magnitude of the consequences.
Topics:
Presidential Power and the People
Media and the People
Rights and the People
Culture and the People
Immigration and the People
Medicine and the People
War and the People
